Wydad Casablanca grabs a 2-1 win against Raja Casablanca. HIGHLIGHTS

CASABLANCA. Wydad Casablanca bested Raja Casablanca to win 2-1. A penalty from M. Nahiri was decisive in the 90min.

October 24, 2022

CASABLANCA. Wydad Casablanca topped Raja Casablanca to win 2-1. A penalty from M. Nahiri was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Wydad Casablanca to strike first with a goal of A. El Hassouni at the 57′. Then A. Zola scored again for Wydad Casablanca in the 80′ minute. Eventually, M. Nahiri reduced the distance for Raja Casablanca a penalty (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Raja Casablanca lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stade Mohamed V stadium in Casablanca on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 24.1 degrees Celsius or 75.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.

Match Statistics

Wydad Casablanca

2 - 1

Raja Casablanca

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

9 Total 10
7 On Target 1
2 Off Target 9
0 Shots blocked 0

73 Attack 80
33 Dangerous attack 42
67 Ball safe 68

1 Penalties 1
2 Corners 2

Fouls

6 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Raja Casablanca was in firm control of the ball 56% while Wydad Casablanca was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Raja Casablanca was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Wydad Casablanca found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.

Wydad Casablanca shot 9 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Raja Casablanca shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Wydad Casablanca received 6 yellow cards (H. Benayada, M. Ounajem, A. El Hassouni, Y. Attiat-Allal, R. Jaadi and ). On the opposite side, Raja Casablanca received 3 yellow cards (M. Bentayg, M. Hadhoudi and M. Zrida).

Match Timeline

20'

57'

M. Ounajem- Yellow

64'

73'

74'

M. Al Makahasi- sub ->W. Sabbar

75'

76'

78'

Arsène Zola(goal)

80'

81'

90'

A. Farhane- sub ->A. El Hassouni

90'

M. Zrida- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Wydad Casablanca will have 14 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Raja Casablanca will stay with 6 points like Maghreb Fès to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Botola Pro, Wydad Casablanca will play away against Mouloudia Oujda on the 29th of October with a 11-1 head to head in favor of Wydad Casablanca (6 draws).

Raja Casablanca will host FUS Rabat on the 29th of October with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Raja Casablanca (10 draws).